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"Rally for Solar!"

Rally in Salem for solar-positive legislation

Salem solar rally this past March

Rally for Solar!

May
10, 2011 @ Noon

Salem, Oregon – State
Capital Building

With a full-scale nuclear
disaster ongoing in Japan, a
surge in oil prices, and gasoline hitting $4 a gallon all across America, it is time for SOLAR energy to rise up
as a significant, clean, and powerful component in America’s energy policy.

Recently, President Obama
and Oregon Governor Kitzhaber announced the need for change in our nation’s energy
policy, and they both look to clean and renewable energy as key to our future
roadmap. This is the promise of SOLAR energy, so now is the time to act!

In March a small group of
solar advocates and solar professionals met in Salem and pledged to plan and support a more
ambitious rally to publicly vocalize our position and objectives. This rally is
a result, and we hope that Solar Oregon members and the public at large will
show up and demonstrate their love for SOLAR!

WHAT:
Rally in Salem to support SOLAR in Oregon
WHEN: Tuesday, May 10th
@ Noon
WHERE: Oregon State
Capital steps*

This rally will be a great
opportunity to publicly state our case to the legislature, the media, and our
fellow citizens that:

SOLAR power is THE cleanest option for distributed
generation of energy.

Clean and renewable SOLAR power must be a keystone of America’s
energy policy.

We require ACTION now to ensure that Oregon incentives stay in place or are
extended/expanded to foster growth in the region.

SOLAR power and the SOLAR industry has the right to a fair,
competitive environment.

The fossil fuel industries have received tens of billions of dollars in subsidies from the federal
government for decades. In addition, fossil fuel industries are protected from
bearing the full social costs of the pollution they produce. The solar energy
industry and the public expect a fair playing field, with all energy sources
evaluated based on their full, life-cycle costs and benefits to society.
Therefore it is critical that solar energy receive the same level of support,
for the same duration, as the fossil fuel industry.**

Addressing Climate Change is a major solution to creating green collar jobs!

If this compels you to participate in some
way, please contact Ron “Mac” McDowell at 503-488-5546 - or email him at solmac@comcast.net- to sign-up. We’re looking into
ride-share coordination and/or group transportation from the Portland
metro area to Salem
for this event.